Development Finance Institution(DFI) Project recruitment, August 2016

The Federal Government of Nigeria is setting up a Development Finance Institution (DFI) – http://www.dfiproject.com.ng/. with the objective to increase the availability and access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises through eligible finance intermediaries.

It will be a wholesale development finance institution that will provide long term financing and partial credit guarantees to eligible financial intermediaries for on-lending to micro-, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It will thrive on a culture of innovation to encourage and promote the growth of MSME in Nigeria by providing financial facilities to participating financial institutions to on-lend to MSMEs.

A Government Agency operating in this financial MSME sector would like to engage the services of experienced and highly qualified persons listed below for the vacant position:

Job Title: Administrative Officer
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

The objective of this position is to improve office efficiency through the provision of office services, implementation of administrative systems, procedures, and policies, and monitoring administrative projects.

To this end, a suitable candidate is being sought for immediate consideration and employment as Administrative Assistant.

Scope of Work
The Administrative Assistant to be selected will be expected to perform tasks that include but not limited to the following:

Applicant would performs administrative and office support activities for multiple supervisors.

Coordinate preparation of departmental reports.

Schedule meetings and arrange conference rooms.

Take minutes of meetings as may be required

Duties may include word processing, creating spreadsheets and presentations, and filing

Responds to requests from the public and other governmental and private entities for organizational, operational and administrative information upon consultations with the management.

Relay the CEO’s directives, instructions and assignments to other executives.

File and retrieve corporate documents, records, and reports.

Make arrangements for committee and board meetings.

Compile, transcribe, and distribute minutes of meetings.

Manage and maintain CEO’s busy schedules and travel arrangements.

Carrying out any other duties as may be required by the CEO from time-to-time.

Requires strong computer and Internet research skills

Sensitivity to confidential matters is required

Qualifications

The candidate for this position should have a university degree and relevant professional qualification with good communications skills in addition to strong inter-personal skills and ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds.

The applicant should have at least 7 years prost graduation work experience and a minimum of three years as an Executive Assistant to a CEO, with familiarity working with senior executives.

The Head, Internal Audit when appointed will be required to perform the following tasks/responsibilities among others;

Scope of Work
Overall Function of the Position:

Responsible for ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and standards with a view to promoting accountability, discipline and transparency in business operations across the Institution.

Specific Duties of the Position

Develop and coordinate implementation of strategies for ensuring compliance with established policies and control procedures

Formulate audit programs and schedules, including budget and staffing requirements to ensure the achievement of goals, strategies and objectives and to safeguard the Institution’s assets

Oversee the conduct of all audits, investigations and other special reviews and prepare reports on findings and recommendations to the management and Board

In particular, evaluate existing and potential business risks including operational, credit, people, financial, safety risks and recommend appropriate measures to mitigate impact on the Institution’s operations

Provide technical advice to the CEO and heads of departments/units on compliance imperatives and control requirements within areas of operations

Monitor to ensure that all functions comply with established risk management guidelines and control by specifying the escalation procedures to be followed in the management of any risk across the Institution.

Coordinates the Institution’s procurement activities and ensure it is driven by “best practice” vendor selection and product/service sourcing strategies, enabling the Institution to leverage its corporate might and derive maximum value from its spend on goods and services.

Oversees the development/update of IT strategy, standards, policies and procedures.

Oversees the development of a robust security framework spanning physical asset and electronic protection from viruses, unauthorized external access and user access rights.

Drives the adoption of technology solutions to address automation needs and growth of the Institution.

Oversees the development of a customer management framework (policies, procedures and systems) for ensuring that services provided by the Institution are guided by customer centric principles.

Performs periodic customer satisfaction surveys to elicit feedback from the Institution’s staff, external clients and other stakeholders of the Institution and ensure gap bridging plans are carried out to address issues/gaps noted from the surveys

Oversees and supervises relationships with third party service providers and ensuring adherence to contract/Service Level Agreements (SLA) terms.

Authorizes administrative expenditure in line with approved authority limits.

Directs the development and establishment of adequate and equitable Human Resource policies throughout the Institution, including compensation policies and employee benefit plans.

Oversees the development and embedding of the Institution staff performance framework in line with the Corporate performance framework

Defines, and presents to the Board for approval, relevant policy framework and statements that promote the image and brand of the Institution.

Reviews and approves all (except otherwise directed by the Board) corporate communication between the Institution and external parties

Manages the Institution’s corporate image and ensure that staff operate in a way that sustains and/or enhance the company’s reputation and brand equity.

Education and Experience Required
The successful candidate should have:

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline and a Master’s Degree in any business related discipline

Minimum of 15 years post-graduation experience in Corporate Services, Human Resources, leading Administrative Support functions out of which at least 7 years must have been in a Senior Management position

A professional qualification in Procurement is an added advantage.

Relevant professional qualifications in related fields such as Branding, Administration, Communication, Information Technology, Human Resources would be an advantage.

Job Title: Chief Economist (CE)
Location: Nigeria
Job Description

The Chief Economist when appointed will be required to perform the following tasks/responsibilities among others;

Scope of Work
Overall Function of the Position:

The Chief Economist will provide intellectual leadership relating to all aspects of economics and development within the Institution, as well as contribute to product conceptualization, design, funding, implementation and quality assurance of funds to be disbursed through on-lending organizations.

Specific Duties of the Position

Lead the process of developing strategies and policies, in collaboration with relevant departments of the Institution.

Lead the Institution’s ambitious work on economic modelling internally and build and maintain an external network to carry this work to its conclusion

Produce short term and long-term economic forecasts for the Institution.

Forecast and interpret the key components of the Nigeria economy

Provide forward-looking analysis for capital planning to identify economic and other related trends

Lead the production of regular reports which monitor developments in global economic and financial environment as well as the Institution’s key markets and products

Consult with various bank departments on economic forecasts, market behavior, and political decisions, which may affect their areas. These will include asset servicing, investments, treasury, trade and foreign exchange

Lead on the conceptualization, development and funding of priority projects for the Institution to embark on.

Manage and build an internal economics unit within the Institution, while supervising and providing mentoring for other researchers within the Institution

Collaborate with key external partners, stakeholders, National/International Financial Institutions, multilateral and bilateral organizations, academia, the private sector and other relevant organizations to advance the objective and goal of the Institution

Periodically review key corporate activities and performance reports and take appropriate action to ensure the corporate objectives are achieved.

Advise the Board and Management on appropriate focus and initiatives/instruments that will enable success and impact.

Coordinate the articulation of the organization’s strategy leveraging data and analysis

Monitor loan beneficiaries, evaluate current and forecast performance and advise Management of remedial steps, if required.

Submission of Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
Prospective Applicants should note the following information as basis for pre-qualification:
Education and Experience Required
The successful candidate should have:

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline and a Master’s Degree in Economics or related discipline

PhD in Economics or related relevant field (will be an advantage)

Minimum of 15 years post-graduation experience in professional economic research or other relevant experience in national/international organizations/national government, or academic institutions out of which at least 7 years must have been in a Senior Management position

Proven substantive (research and publication) track record

Experience in macroeconomic model-building

Experience within the banking Industry, MSME and Consulting would be of added advantage